Famous Ancient Ruins
Famous Ancient Ruins is a structured history & culture dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Ruin, Location, Era. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Ruin, Location, Era, Civilization, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Ruin, Location, and Era across history & culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Ruin↕ | Location↕ | Era↕ | Civilization↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machu Picchu | Peru | 15th century | Inca | Lost city in the clouds, rediscovered 1911, Inca Trail trek, 2,430m above sea level, UNESCO icon |
Pompeii | Italy | 6th century BC – 79 AD | Roman | Frozen in time by Vesuvius eruption, plaster casts of victims, remarkably preserved Roman city |
Angkor Wat | Cambodia | 12th century | Khmer | Largest religious monument ever built, sunrise silhouette, Hindu then Buddhist, Cambodian flag symbol |
Colosseum | Italy | 70-80 AD | Roman | 50,000-seat gladiator arena, symbol of Rome, underground tunnels, 'bread and circuses' |
Petra | Jordan | 4th century BC | Nabataean | Rose-red city carved into cliffs, Indiana Jones' final destination, Treasury facade at dawn |
Chichén Itzá | Mexico | 600-1200 AD | Maya | El Castillo pyramid, spring equinox serpent shadow, sacred cenote, New Seven Wonders of the World |
Parthenon | Greece | 447-432 BC | Greek | Temple of Athena, golden ratio proportions, Elgin Marbles controversy, symbol of Western civilization |
Stonehenge | England | ~3000 BC | Neolithic | Mysterious stone circle, solstice alignment, nobody knows how they moved 25-ton stones, druid legends |
Tikal | Guatemala | 4th century BC – 900 AD | Maya | Towering temples above jungle canopy, Star Wars rebel base filming location, howler monkeys |
Ephesus | Turkey | 10th century BC – 15th century AD | Greek/Roman | Library of Celsus facade, Temple of Artemis (one of Seven Wonders), best-preserved Roman city in eastern Mediterranean |
Great Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 11th-15th century | Kingdom of Zimbabwe | Largest stone structures in sub-Saharan Africa, country named after it, dry-stone walls without mortar |
Mohenjo-daro | Pakistan | 2500 BC | Indus Valley | Advanced urban planning 4,500 years ago, grid streets, indoor plumbing, Great Bath, still undeciphered script |
Persepolis | Iran | 515 BC | Achaemenid Persian | Ceremonial capital of Persian Empire, burned by Alexander the Great, Gate of All Nations |
Teotihuacan | Mexico | 100 BC – 550 AD | Unknown (pre-Aztec) | Pyramid of the Sun, Avenue of the Dead, nobody knows who built it, Aztecs named it 'City of the Gods' |
Baalbek | Lebanon | 1st-3rd century AD | Roman/Phoenician | Largest Roman temple ever built (Jupiter), trilithon stones weighing 800 tons, how did they move them? |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Ancient Ruins organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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